Teenage girl pulled from rubble after house explosion

There was an explosion at a house in Burnley (Peter Byrne/PA)

A teenage girl was pulled from rubble by a relative following a house explosion which has left a man seriously injured.

North West Ambulance Service said a man was airlifted to Royal Preston Hospital after suffering major trauma in the explosion at Sefton Terrace in Burnley, Lancashire, just after midday on Monday.